sn.11.15 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Delightful Place

At Savatthī in Jeta’s Grove. Then Sakka, lord of the devas, approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, stood to one side, and said to him: “Venerable sir, what is a delightful place?”

The Blessed One:

“Shrines in parks and woodland shrines,
Well-constructed lotus ponds:
These are not worth a sixteenth part
Of a delightful human being.

“Whether in a village or forest,
In a valley or on the plain—
Wherever the arahants dwell
Is truly a delightful place.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Delightful

Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove.
And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him,
“Sir, what is a delightful place?”
“Shrines in parks and forests,
well-made lotus ponds,
are not worth a sixteenth part
of a delightful human being.
Whether in village or wilderness,
in a valley or the uplands,
wherever the perfected ones live
is a delightful place.”